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THERE Is MORE REJoICrNG,, ETC.

"THERE Is MORE REJOICING" ETC.
The President has at last found one Post
that indorses his veto, and he has written
gushy letter to it, which the obsequiOus
Associated Press has transmitted all over
the country. 1t reads as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION I
WAsHISGToS. May is, 1887.
Mr.. Wm. C. Robelin. Quarternsasssr. Wilmington.
.Dd
DEAR SIR: lam in receipt Of your letter Of the
9Th inst. transmitting handsomely-eDgrossed reso-
lutions Of Gen U. S Grant Post, No. l3 approving
my executive action in vetoing the Dependent
Pension Bill. beg to express through you to the
members Of the Post my appreciation Of their in
dorsement and my thanks for the courtesy mani
Tested in the form OF their approval. IL sometimes
happens that official conduct clearly demanded by
an imperative obligation of public duty is made
difficult by counterinfuences and inelinations
which grow out Of sympathy or by disposition to
follow with ease and comfort the apparent current
of popular opinion.
Those Of our citizens not holding office and thus
entirely free from the solemn obligation of protect
ing the interests Of the people oen fail to realize
that their public servants are to large extent de-
barred in official action from the indulgence Of
those charitable impulses which in private life is
not only harmless but commendable.
While the deprivation should be regarded as one
OF the stern incidents OF faithful performance Of
Official duty, and while it should be endured with
the resignation arising from unfatering faith in
the ultimate justice Of the American people II is
nevertheless gratifying to receive such expressions
as are contained in the resolutions now before
Yours, very truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
His joy over discovering this one Post,
amid the several thousand which have
denounced him, in language running all the
way from politely emphatic to sulphurous
and blistering, is intense. The Bible tells
us abouth how much greater is the joy over the
sinner who returns than over the ninety and
nine who did not stray, but this is feeble COM
pared to the Presidents rejoicing over this
lone Post in the little Department of Della
ware
The National tribune., 1887-05-26
LOGAN PICTURES.

So many inquiries have been made to Us
as to where photographs of Gen. Logan could
be secured, and also of the beautiful decOra-
tions of the dead Generals bier, that we have
made arrangements with the artist for a
limited number Of copies, which we viii
send to any address upon receipt Of price of
same. The first is a large pietuTe-104x17
inches, which usually retails for g, bat
which we viii sell for $50. We will send
an excellent cabinet-size photograph Of the
General for % cents. There are two sizes of
the photographs Of the floral offerings. The
largest of these is 22x2S, and will cost s..
The smaller is 11x14, and viii cost $1.25.
We will send these in well-proteeted enyel-
opes, so they viii be almost certain to arrive
in as good condition as they were when put
in the mails.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

EDlroE NAuosAL TEnrEE: which, In your
opinion, arc tle ~ noai Important events o. The
laic war luciudad in the period between April ].
l55l, and Nas 1862 By ansNerng the above
sou wl greatly oblge-N. T. N0wIcKL sing
sas. G.G
Opinions differ greatly as TO which Of the
uulerona important events Of the war were
really Of vital Importance. The estimate
depends much upou the position the indi-
vidul occupied during the war Tor ex-
ample, a man who fought at Shiloh Is apt
to bslieye-and with much reason-that il
jhe rebels had been successful in that en-
gassrnent the Coale5aacy would have
had a splendid chance Of becoming an &C.
complished fact. On tbe other hand, az
Army OF the Potomac man is likely to think
that Shiloh was Of no niore vital importance
than. say, Fredericksburg o. second battle
Of Bull Run--lhat the Army Of the Tennes-
see could have stood a whipping there just
81 well a. tie Army oi the Potomac did ITS
6sleats on the RapTahanDock and the plains
of Manassas. We will confess that even our
own opinion changes from time 10 time
Sometimes we think that a defeat ai one
place would have been fatal 10 our cause,
AID sometimes al another. We will. how
ever, hazard the following list at present, re-
serving the right 10 change some Of the
minor events al any time when our views
may undergo q revision:
]. Firing on Fort Sumter.
2 Presidents Cali for $4,000 Three
Months Men.
3 Capture of Camp jackson, No.
4. Gail fm 100000 Three Years Men.
5. Yirginia's Vote ID Favor Of Secession.
G. Battle Of Rich Mountain, Va.
2. Assembling Of the War Congress
6. Battle Of Bull Run
8 Capture Of Fort Donclson.
10. Capture Of New Orleans.
IL Battle OF ABiietam
u Emancipation Proclamation.
l3 Capture u kiclzsburg.
"a Battle Of Getiy,bgTg
I5 Battle Of Chielamauea
l6 Battles Of The Wilderness ana spott
sylyania
IL. Capture Of Atlanta.
Il Sherman's March to the Sea ant
through the CaTolinas
lS. Battle Of Nashville.
20 Surrender Of Lee
We expect this list viii be SHARPLY crit
cized, for there are a number o. event
, omitted which are almost Of even impoT
tance with those enumerated. aud possibly
many Of our readers viii think them 0
more For example. the decision Of Ken
tucky t9-Stay in the Union Was nearly as i'm
poriant as that Of Virginia 10 40 out, and ib
defeat Of Early's raid almost inside Of tb
! city limits Of Washington was Of more Ina
I portance than the winning of great BATH,
a gentleman who was intimate with Gem
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w. r. C.
petisions % ths Natlonal Pre,iaent.

Query. Can a member Of Corps sign her name
10 an application for charter for the formation of
a corps before she has taken her transfer from
the first Corps
Answer. Yes. IT Is certainly proper and legal
for member Of Corps TO afx her name to such
an application, but il must be understood that she
cannot become a charter member of the new Corps
unless proper transfer card shall have been OBJ
tanned by her and given TO the insttuting officer
Query. If the transfer card OF a person signing
a charter application be presented at meeting
subsequent 20 the formation of the new Corps does
such simple fling OF the transfer make her mem
Der?
Answer No; the transfer must accompany q
regular application. be referred TO a committee.
reported and baIloted upon as prescribed in Rules
and Regulations.
query. When should the mourning badge of the
W.RC. be worn?
Answer. Only at the funeral Of deceased
member, and for such further time the
Corps may decide. when badges shall
be worn, draped with a bow Of black gTos-
grained ribbon. one inch in width, fastened Just
above the badge, To partly conceal it," Badges
or charters should not be draped in mourning ex-
cept for some member of the W.R.C The mourning
badge described above should not be Me-
moral Day.-Elizabeth Darcy Kinne, National
President.
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OUR Fl AG
-AND--
STORY. -
A BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL CHART.

This iE an elegant as well as valuable his
torical production. d. ia a-arge-sized sheet
oi heavy paper. embellisued with brilliantly
oolored representation Of all ihe Aaes used
by the Colonies in Tie Revolutionary and
prior wars. They show how lhe stu
spangled Banner was Guai'g evolved cut q
these. There is also on the chart pictures
Of the old Independence HaI 10 Ph.iadel-
phia, and the residence of .he lady who
made the lrt Star Spaneled Banner. In
abe center Of the chart is . great white
star, with the words Of the stu spanglea
Banner printed Oh he face Around Il are
pictorial reproductions of THE warriors e;n-
bloms which il was proposed 10 pat on Ghe
lag. The whole is an admirable ornament
l0r the Post room, or y par.or or sitting
room We pill send one Of these incl0sed
IN strong pasteboafd tube 10 any address
Oh receipt Of 80 cents. or we viii send 81 ID
premium for Jour new Subscribers sor oa,
gear.
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NOT ROOM ENOUGH.

Circular No . Of the General Executive
Committee of the 21st National Encamp-
msni, which we publish elsewhere, says in
effect that the hotels Of ST. Louis can only
accommodate the great number Of comrades
that expect TO be in attendance by filling
every room 10 It's utmost capacity, making
ga average Of four OF FIVE in each. This
claim is made the basis Of the rates which
the hotels viii charge Where a comrade
wants a room for himself or for hims 4 aud
wife, he viii be required to pay for just as
many as the room will hold. That 10, if by
putting in cots il can be made to accommo-
date five persons, he viii have to pay full
rates for Eve persons during the Encamp-
ment
This, in itself, is abundant reason why the
President should not be brought there to
greatly increase the crowd and diminish the
accommodations.
There is no doubt that with q fair at.
tendance AT the National Encampment the
hotel accommodations of ST. Louis viii be
severely taxed. 1t viii be gross discOur-
tesy 10 the veteran guests to bring in
another crowd upon them, who viii crowd
All places OF entertainment, strain the hesv-
ily taxed resources of the city, raise the
prices Of everything, diminish the pleasure
Of the fraternl reunion, and produce un-
ayoidsble friction.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: r. w. Pool,
55th Ohio, is not altogether correct in bis arti-
Gle on the 33d Miss. at Peach Tree Greek. He
has left out one regiment of the Third Brigade,
Third Division, Twentieth Corps, viz. the Goth
Conn, which was on the left of the brigade
that day, and joined the right Of the Corps.
also extending past the right flank OF the SD
Miss. As TO q stubborn contest. we had only
time 10 fire three times before the rebels were
over the bin and gone, with the whole brigade
at their heels. Our loss was quite severe but
most of it occurred after we had reached the
fence, which We held until the action closed.
COmrade Pool is right as far as the slaughter
of the SD Miss. is concerned, for helped bury
them the next day; but have met rebels that
stood fire much better than that regiment. 4
don't want to criticize Comrade Pool but the
Goth Conn. belonged to the Third Brigade too
long to be left out in the cold now. B. GRIR-
FIN, Co. Z, Goth Conn, Marion, Iowa.
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OUR HEADQUARTERS

During the National Eneampment at St.
Louis the headquarters of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE will be in rooms No. ~ and
"a, Southern Hotel, and all comrades are
invited to call
John McElroy, President of the National
Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War,
will also have his headquarters in the same
rooms, and viii be pleased to see his fellow
boarders of Andersonville, Savannah, Millen,
Charleston, Blackshear, Florence, etc.
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LARaELY through the efrorts Of Col. ].

LARGELY through the efforts Of Col. ]. NJ.
Yanderslice, the Pennsylvania Legislature
has appropriated 1900 to each of its 50
commands engaged in the battle of Gettys-
burg, to mark its position on the battlefield,
and $4,000 more to the Memorial Associa-
tion for the purchase and maintenance of
grounds, making s36, 900 appropriated by the
State for the latter purpose. New York and
Wisconsin have recently appropriated 81 500
to each regiment and liberal appropriations
TO the Memorial Association. All the States
that had regiments in the Union army at
Gettysburg have now made appropriations
for the erection Of monuments to mark their
positions except Illinois, Maryland, West
Virginia and Michigan. The latter State
has bill now pending. Indiana is the only
State that has not made an appropriation to
the Association, the ground on which its
monuments stand being purchased by money
appropriated by other States.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26
srrcrAL ANNouNCEMENT.

IfDNET scsf ts, Otherwise than bgrceiscacd lrler,
posial moHcg ofd0. 0r aief oR fcc
forl soiil De- al he rich of nis sender.
AGENTS &c employ no c0aiis. TEE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE has maRg roluiifer cgarnssgS, and thdT
arr generally honest md faiastd baa liersoHs ohio
confds nhcr subscriptions 10 Ulm nst Oc uiair oipn
sudoes al aior responsibility gis, p0po Uia be acut
Osip oli qcccifi Of ne subscription price.
ADDRESSES, RENEWALS Eie.-hdd-csanF erin
o. changed as often desired ilh cach stlscrt5r
should 90 crcf case girc mcod Ursc9l 0s5cU address
~ Feleiring stscT ibers should bf careful i0sed iS te
labf on Gs last pa er reccirod cad aaeig oHV cor
secions or o,onges H,,g desire made 'n aonse or oa-
dress.
CORRESPORDENCIs.- --torrCsP0ntscncf d rollciiea
from ererv section in regard 20 Grand AffgH. Fop-
sion MGforl. Agricultural, fHd.fs'Iia 0Ed i0is. hold
siaiers aud letters 10 ht Ldi9r ttG oiaeys ftooluc
ssomui aficliion II'riie ca 0AE SIDE ~ tac 1opc'
0nlp W, do not rcfuH communications o. lHcisu-
scrps snicsg uiCy accoHlpCiicd tV q TegHcst 10
Fhai efCci and ne 1oocssoll postage ona aisoe' $40
circumstances guorontss G,eir pu0l.o1..oe G. oag
tpeciai date
gddrcEs an tRicaiiong 10
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Wnshinrton, n. &.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is panied to
learn of the sudden death of Comrade A. l..
Morey. 9Sth n. Y, Of West Derby, VT. The
particulars are given in the Mustered Out "
column. He was a valued contributor to
this paper, his graphic and thrilling sketches
Of the fighting at Chapin's Farm having at
tracted wide attention. Comrade Morey
was a member of Baxter Post, No. 81, De
partment Of Vermont, and was TO have de-
livered the Memorial Day address for that
Post.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Some of the
boys Of the Second Division, Fifteenth Corps,
are getting in long argument in regard TO the
different regiments belonging TO the First and
Second Brigade, of that division. This they
cannot decide without consulting official rec
Ords, as regiments were often changed from
one brigade TO another, in order 20 give certain
Colonies the command Of brigades. One com
rade gets two brigades in one commencing in
1852, when there was no corps organization.
The 55th III. was 5rigaded in the Spring Of
1862, at Shiloh, with the 54th and list Ohio.
After the battle the 9th and 3th No.. 5lth and
57th Ohio aud 55th III. formed a brigade. under
Gen. Morgan l.. Smith. In October 1852 at
Memphis, Tenn, some new regiments Joined
US and the old brigade was made into two, with
several regiments assigned to them, among
them the 1l6th Ill, 127th H., and SOD Ind.
i have not the official documents TO give the
dates when the different changes were male,
but know they occurred often. The 55th III.
was sometimes brigaded with the 5lth Ohio.
116th and I27th NJ; sometimes with the 9th
and Sth No. During the Vicksburg campaign,
i think, the 13th Regulars were IN the brigade
with the 5th Mo-, but they were afterward
used as Gen. Sherman's Headquarter Guard.
Near VieksbHrg at YOungs Point, La, in the
Spring OF 1865, there was another brigade
assigned to the Second Division. composed Of
the 30th, 37th, 47th Ohio and 4th Va, com
manded by Gen. Ewing. | think at one time
Col Jones, Of the Goth Ohio, commanded our
First Brigade. During the Atlanta campaign,
at Big Shanty, in June, 1864 the 9Th No left
US, its term of service having expired, and the
111th III. was put in its place soon after.
JACOB FINK, First Lieutenant, 55th III,
Canton Ill
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hIlsCHIEF MAKERS.

a few malicious and untrutbful men, who
eaanet use THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE 10
promote their own selfish ends, keep up
clamor about the paper being opposed TO
some form or another Of pensions
No one knows better than these men how
ahsurdly false these charges are. Every one
who is at all acquainted with the paper,
knows that il is enthusiastically in favor Of
everything that looks like paying the great
debt the Nation owes the men who saved its
life
The country can never do TOO much for
them.
But it is not a question Of what they
ought 10 have-it is one of what can be got
ior chem. With us, as with every friend of
The soldier, it is wholly matter Of policy.
We cannot get everything at once. Let
US, therefore, ask nOW Tor what there is
some chance Of getting, and when we have
gotten that, ask for more. I'm this way we
shall in time get al. If we ask now for
things that the country is in no humor for
giying-lor that to which a large portion OF
the people are fercely opposed--we shall
get nothing at least for years, and tens OF
thousands Of our needy comrades Will 20 to
their graves without receiving a cent of that
relief which the Nation honestly owes them.
TIE NATIoHAL TRIBUNE shapes lis
policy according TO common sense and a
knowledge Of the situation gained by years
Of close study OF Congress and the public
II sees that some things are possible in the
present state Of the public mind, and some
things are impossible, Cor awhile at least
Among the possible things are the passage
OF law which viii take disabled veterans
irom the poorhouses, aud which viii relieve
tie pressing necessities Of the bFoken-down
ones, who without this relief viii be driven
there the repeal Of the iniquitous limitation
to the arrears, the equalization Of bounties
DE granting Of pensions to prisoners Of war
and some other just amendments 10 the
present laws. For lhe lie Of us We cannot
see any good reason why all who are OF
claim 10 De friends Of soldiers should not
mite in pressing these upon Congress at the
coming session. and leaven no stone uRtumed
70 secure their success no one can deny
thst thcy represent the most urgent needs
and the strictezt Justice TO soldiers No one
can say with truth that Il they are passed
they will hinder the sacoess Of any oihei
plan for further pension legislation. 1t i
going 10 lie hard enough work 10 GET these
through In the face Of The active opposition
that Is made 10 al pension legislation by q
large portion OF Congress and the press o
tie coantry say nothing Of a hostile TX,
eeutiye. The men who, IN the guise Of com
rades, aileuIi 10 SOW dissension in The rank
incur a fearial responsibility. By theigma
lig1ant attacks on the -Chiei
,he National Pension Committee and THl
NAToEAL TRIBUEE, and those who stan'
with them, they are trying TO DO a worse in
jury 10 The cause Of tie veterans than a.
4 open enemy can.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

We publish in full this week Gen Rose
crans's admirable speech at the Reunion of
the Army Of the Cumberland, which added
SO much 10 the interest and pleasure Of the
meeting. Every veteran Of the Army of the
Cumberland aimires and loves both Rose
Grams and Thomas. Every one glories in the
character and achievements Of both those
superb leaders One was the eonsurnmate
sirategist, the gallant commander on the
field of battle. The other was the wise
planner Of success, the leader who never
lost his poise in the awful tornado of
battle. but struck every blow straight
az his enemy's vitals 1t fills the
heart with pride and JOY to have the sur
viyor of the two testify before the country
to The loyal friendship Of each for the other.
There was none Of the jealousy customary
among military men so nearly equal in rank.
but each was a true, irm friend to the other.
and the highest ambition of both was 10
serve their country well and win her battles
for her.
Gen. ROsecrans never appeared TO better
advantage than in this gracefully-told story
Of the relations between him and the great
man who was his subordinate and successor.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

THE number Of pension certificates issued
during the week ending May 81, 1857, was
as follows: Original, 900; increase, 500; re-
issue, 426; restoration, 80; duplicate, 30 ;
accrued, l01; arrears, /; Act of March 3,
1888, / Order Of April 3, 1884, 4; Order of
Oct. 7, 1886, II; Act of Aug. 4, 1885, 1; Sup
Elemental Act of Aug. 4, 1886, %; Mexican
war, 303; total, 2,795.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

WE may be fond Of hinging epitaphs,"
as Mrs Partington would say, at our politi-
clans in the heat of a campaign, but at least
we have never called any Of them the Chief
Helmsman Of the Gang" which is the poet
Swinburne's name for Mr. Gladstone.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26
WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE.

During the week ending May 81 there
were 46,560 pieces of mail matter received,
3s,i7l letters aud circulars sent out, 4,275
claims received, Of which SCI were invalid
eases, Boz widows, 10 1872 cases, 10 bounty
land claims, 4 old war cases, go claims on
account OF services IN the Mexican war, and
2,4l9 applications for increase.
There were 9l2 medical examinations re-
ported al cost Of $4,l5L27, average cost per
examination S455; sl4 eases sent TO Special
Examiners, 81 reports received from Special
Examiners, 5,493 names and postoflice ad-
dresses Of officers and comrades furnished
for the use Of claimants
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

WASHINGTON. D. G. MAY %. 1857
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

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HE WILL GO.

The President intimates that in spite of
his not having received an invitation from
the GAR. to be present at the National
Encampment he viii 60 to st. Louis, and
probably time his visit so as to be there
during the National Encampment. This, if
persisted in, will be most unfortunate de-
cision for him, and viii initiate against the
success Of the Encampment. In common
with the great majority of the Order, we
have been anxious that Mr.. Cleveland
should not 90 to St Louis during the En-
campment TO disturb its harmony, as his
presence there cannot help doing He must
know that his visit will be highly distaste-
ful to the veterans and their friends, and in
this light his going will SAVIOR Of wanton
intrusion.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

THE two Senators elected last week
Faulkner, Of West Virginia, and Paseo, of
Florida, both served in the rebel army
Neither Of their predecessors was in either
army; Camden, Of West Virginia, being a
bank president during the struggle, and
Jones, of Florida, pracdcing law.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26

Grant and Logan assures us that they both
believed that the engagement at Champion
Hills was the most important OF the war,
since crushing defeat there Would have
probably been fatal TO the Union cause.
The National tribune., 1887-05-26
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